Rebecca Hossack (born October 1955), is an Australian-born London gallerist, who helped introduce Indigenous Australian art to a British audience.
Janet McKenzie, co-editor of Studio International said, "Hossack has almost single-handedly introduced Australian Aboriginal art to Britain and Europe".
The exhibitions are named in honour of Hossack's friend Bruce Chatwin, inspired by his famous novel about Aboriginal culture, The Songlines.
[15][16] Her father was awarded an OBE for his research into seat belts in cars, which in 1970, resulted in Victoria being the first jurisdiction in the world to mandate the wearing of seatbelts.
[29][30] In 1989, Hossack met the Aboriginal artist Clifford Possum in Alice Springs, and he accepted her invitation for a solo show in London on condition that he could meet Queen Elizabeth II.
[31][32] When Possum arrived in London for the opening of his 1990 exhibition at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery, he was indeed taken to meet the Queen and gifted her one of his paintings for her collection.
[38][39] The gallery’s list of Western artists includes Pippa Small, Rose Blake,[40] Andrew Logan (sculptor),[41] Ann Stokes and Joan Dannatt.
When her term ended in 1997, the Australian community in London, including Barry Humphries, Clive James, Germaine Greer, and Kathy Lette, protested publicly.